Impeoved composition to be



WILLIAM LEHMAN, OF NEWVILLE, PENNSYLYANIA.

Letters Patent No. 78,295, dated May 26, 1868.

IMPROVED COMPOSITION TO BE APPLIED TO LEATHER.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM LEHMAN, of Newville, county of Cumberland,and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new Composition for makingwater-proof and preserving boots, shoes, harness, straps, bellows, andleather-manufactured articles in general and I do hereby declare thatthe followin g is a full and exact description thereof.

The nature of my invention consistsv in mixing together, at certaintemperatures, whale-oil, becf tallow, hogs lard, lamp-black, beeswax,and indigo, in such proportions as to bring about theabove-speoifiedresults.

To enable others to use my composition, I will state that the leathershould be well cleaned, the composi-- tion applied, and rubbed in, bythe heat of a stove or the sun, until the pores of the leather arefilled. After a few minutes, the leather may be rubbed with a cloth,soas to remove any loose matter that may be on the surface of it. Thisprocess will'give the leather 3. new and healthy appearance. make itwater-proof, and add one hundred per cent. to its durability.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The application of the composition herein described to boots, shoes,harness, Slim-1 bellows, and leathermanufactured articles generally, bywhich the same will become water-proof, and wear one hundred per centk,longer.

- WILLIAM LEHMAN. Witnesses G. H. Gomez, 11. F. SNYDER.

